adj
Meaning 1
Colourful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
colourable
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkʌləɹəb(ə)l/
adj
Meaning 2
Apparently true; specious; potentially justifiable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Deceptive; fake, misleading.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable, sometimes
Topics: law
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adj
Meaning 4
Deceptive; fake, misleading.
In appearance only; not in reality what it purports to be, hence counterfeit, feigned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable, sometimes
Topics: law
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adj
Meaning 5
That can be coloured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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History
Etymology
From colour + -able.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: obarvitelný — that can be coloured
- French: colorable — that can be coloured
- French: coloriable — that can be coloured
- Malay: boleh warna — that can be coloured
- Romanian: colorabil — that can be coloured
- Spanish: coloreable — that can be coloured
- Spanish: colorado — specious